Space travel is fantastic these days, but there are many issues, such as environmental problems, that we should be focusing on. What are your views on the allocation of public funding?

Nowadays, scientists are focusing on finding souls on other planets, they are searching for water, oxygen and habitat.

However

, doing so requires a huge amount of resources

such

as fossil fuel, financial support, manpower, technology, etc. and

this

comes out to be an expensive matter.

This

essay will discuss the issues associated with it and express some views on the funding as well. Even though investing in scientific research is crucial for the present as well as future generations, it comes at a cost of environmental concern and a threat to life. Rockets used to reach other planets burns huge lot of highly inflammable material. Since we are already facing an issue of excessive burning of these substances and depletion of the ozone layer, these studies add to the major ecosystem concern. To illustrate, NASA's moon mission, consume almost a thousand gallons of oil per

second

.

Although

environmentalists are trying to shift toward the consumption of green energy, one or two

such

space

travel set off their efforts to save the world.

Secondly

, not only are these researches creating pollution in earth's ecosystem, a huge bulk of debris from

space

shuttles is polluting the galaxy as well. Every satellite has a shelf life of say 15-20 years, after the completion of its span, these satellites are left without any control and start roaming around the earth. Even though

space

travel is fantastic, concerns relating to environmental pollution should not be avoided and scientists must

also

look for other alternatives to fossil fuels.

Space

exploration is an expensive study, requiring huge capital to develop the required infrastructure, shuttles, etc. For

this

, the government is allocating huge amounts of public money to these projects.

Moreover

,

this

also

catches a lot of funding from private players, and they are getting greater tax exemptions from the authorities for their contribution toward these projects. According to my view, countries which are at the developing stage and whose populations are leaving in poverty, should allocate more funds towards their people's development and encourage private sectors to increase their contribution to society.

For example

, the Pakistan

space

agency is trying to develop its

space

missions and getting a huge lot from the government for that. Whereas, most of the population in their country is at the stage of poverty. In that case,

this

scientific expense shall be diverted toward society. In the conclusion, scientists should not only focus on achieving goals and completely ignore their impact on the environment. They should try to reduce the impact of their mission on the ecosystem.

Furthermore

, there should

also

be a balanced fund allocation, while considering the other needs of society.